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Friday, October 26, 2012

I know this is long, but please take the time to read this. It's worth it. : )Scientific Facts in the Bible

1. Only in recent years has science discovered that
everything we see is composed of invisible atoms. Here, Scripture tells us that
the "things which are seen were not made of things which do appear."

2. Medical science has only recently discovered that
blood-clotting in a newborn reaches its peak on the eighth day, then drops. The
Bible consistently says that a baby must be circumcised on the eighth day.

3. At a time when it was believed that the earth sat
on a large animal or a giant (1500 B.C.), the Bible spoke of the earth’s free
float in space: "He...hangs the earth upon nothing" (Job 26:7).

4. The prophet Isaiah also tells us that the earth
is round: "It is he that sits upon the circle of the earth" (Isaiah 40:22). This
is not a reference to a flat disk, as some skeptic maintain, but to a sphere.
Secular man discovered this 2,400 years later. At a time when science believed
that the earth was flat, is was the Scriptures that inspired Christopher
Columbus to sail around the world (see Proverbs 3:6 footnote).

5. God told Job in 1500 B.C.: "Can you send
lightnings, that they may go, and say to you, Here we are?" (Job 38:35). The
Bible here is making what appears to be a scientifically ludicrous
statement—that light can be sent, and then manifest itself in speech. But did
you know that radio waves travel at the speed of light? This is why you can have
instantaneous wireless communication with someone on the other side of the
earth. Science didn’t discover this until 1864 when "British scientist James
Clerk Maxwell suggested that electricity and light waves were two forms of the
same thing" (Modern Century Illustrated Encyclopedia).

6. Job 38:19 asks, "Where is the way where light
dwells?" Modern man has only recently discovered that light (electromagnetic
radiation) has a "way," traveling at 186,000 miles per second.

7. Science has discovered that stars emit radio
waves, which are received on earth as a high pitch. God mentioned this in Job
38:7: "When the morning stars sang together..."

8. "Most cosmologists (scientists who study the
structures and evolution of the universe) agree that the Genesis account of
creation, in imagining an initial void, may be uncannily close to the truth"
(Time, Dec. 1976).

9. Solomon described a "cycle" of air currents two
thousand years before scientists "discovered" them. "The wind goes toward the
south, and turns about unto the north; it whirls about continually, and the wind
returns again according to his circuits" (Ecclesiastes 1:6).

10. Science expresses the universe in five terms:
time, space, matter, power, and motion. Genesis 1:1,2 revealed such truths to
the Hebrews in 1450 B.C.: "In the beginning [time] God created [power] the
heaven [space] and the earth [matter] . . . And the Spirit of God moved [motion]
upon the face of the waters." The first thing God tells man is that He controls
of all aspects of the universe.

11. The great biological truth concerning the
importance of blood in our body’s mechanism has been fully comprehended only in
recent years. Up until 120 years ago, sick people were "bled," and many died
because of the practice. If you lose your blood, you lose your life. Yet
Leviticus 17:11, written 3,000 years ago, declared that blood is the source of
life: "For the life of the flesh is in the blood."

12. All things were made by Him (see John 1:3),
including dinosaurs. Why then did the dinosaur disappear? The answer may be in
Job 40:15–24. In this passage, God speaks about a great creature called
"behemoth." Some commentators think this was a hippopotamus. However, the
hippo’s tail isn’t like a large tree, but a small twig. Following are the
characteristics of this huge animal: It was the largest of all the creatures God
made; was plant-eating (herbivorous); had its strength in its hips and a tail
like a large tree. It had very strong bones, lived among the trees, drank
massive amounts of water, and was not disturbed by a raging river. He appears
impervious to attack because his nose could pierce through snares, but Scripture
says, "He that made him can make his sword to approach unto him." In other
words, God caused this, the largest of all the creatures He had made, to become
extinct.

13. Encyclopedia Britannica documents that in 1845,
a young doctor in Vienna named Dr. Ignaz Semmelweis was horrified at the
terrible death rate of women who gave birth in hospitals. As many as 30 percent
died after giving birth. Semmelweis noted that doctors would examine the bodies
of patients who died, then, without washing their hands, go straight to the next
ward and examine expectant mothers. This was their normal practice, because the
presence of microscopic diseases was unknown. Semmelweis insisted that doctors
wash their hands before examinations, and the death rate immediately dropped to
2 percent. Look at the specific instructions God gave His people for when they
encounter disease: "And when he that has an issue is cleansed of his issue; then
he shall number to himself even days for his cleansing, and wash his clothes,
and bathe his flesh in running water, and shall be clean" (Leviticus 15:13).
Until recent years, doctors washed their hands in a bowl of water, leaving
invisible germs on their hands. However, the Bible says specifically to wash
hands under "running water."

14. Luke 17:34–36 says the Second Coming of Jesus
Christ will occur while some are asleep at night and others are working at
daytime activities in the field. This is a clear indication of a revolving
earth, with day and night at the same time.

15. "During the devastating Black Death of the
fourteenth century, patients who were sick or dead were kept in the same rooms
as the rest of the family. People often wondered why the disease was affecting
so many people at one time. They attributed these epidemics to ‘bad air’ or
‘evil spirits.’ However, careful attention to the medical commands of God as
revealed in Leviticus would have saved untold millions of lives. Arturo
Castiglione wrote about the overwhelming importance of this biblical medical
law: ‘The laws against leprosyin Leviticus 13 may be regarded as the first model
of sanitary legislation’ (A History of Medicine)." Grant R. Jeffery, The
Signature of God With all these truths revealed in Scripture,how could a
thinking person deny that the Bible is supernatural in origin? There is no other
book in any of the world’s religions (Vedas, Bhagavad-Gita, Koran, Book of
Mormon, etc.) that contains scientific truth. In fact, they contain statements
that are clearly unscientific. Hank Hanegraaff said, "Faith in Christ is not
some blind leap into a dark chasm, but a faith based on established evidence."
(11:3 continued)
(From) evidencebible.com/witnessingtool/scientificfactsintheBible.shtml

No matter what decade it is, God is ever revealing Himself to those who will listen to His voice; through His word, dreams, visions, and dark speech (parables, riddles, mysteries), communication with Him, and through His creation (Romans 1: 20). Seek and you will find. He always has a line open.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Have you ever really, really wanted something? But you couldn't afford it so you asked God to provide it for you? Did you wonder if it was bad to ask God to give you something so materialistic? Well, that was me when I wanted a Mp3 player. I knew I could really use one, but I didn't know what to get, and I didn't want to spend a lot of money. So I asked God to provide a way for me to get one.
Now, I'm one of those people who, if they think they've made a mistake of they're not sure of what to do in a situation, they obsess about it and get really frustrated with themselves and God, or they just keep looking for an answer instead of waiting for God to work things out. That was what I was doing. I was worried I was wrong in asking Him to provide an Mp3 for me and I wasn't sure if it was something I had to do on my own or if God would step in and save the day. ( By the way, you never have to do anything alone. He is your Father and He wants to help you and bless you.)
BUT, I DIDN'T NEED TO STRESS ABOUT IT!!! All I needed to do was "to seek first the kingdom of heaven" and all these things would be added unto me. Matthew 6:33 He had it all figured out, and He answered me in a very different way than I expected. My dad gave me his Mp3!!
You see!! When you are seeking God, He is pleased and will bless you. But, He doesn't want you to get stressed out about it. The Bible says, "Do not fret or have any anxiety about anything, but in every circumstance and in everything, by prayer and petition ( definite requests), with thanksgiving, continue to make your wants known to God". Philippians 4:6

Number one, don't worry.
Number two, in all circumstances
Number three, by prayer, petition,and THANKSGIVING (don't complain all the time) continue to make your wants known to God

So, it's not wrong to want things and to ask God to help us get things. HE CARES ABOUT YOUR WANTS JUST AS MUCH AS HE CARES ABOUT YOUR NEEDS. He loves you and wants to bless you. So don't shun the blessing. Receive it.

"But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things shall be added to you."Teen for the Lord